I like the strategic move engineered by Max and Katie. They didn't have to stand out there in the sun anymore and also avoided actually sitting out the four hour penalty which is brutal. I expect to see that kind of thing more often on those impossible tasks. It's similar to the TAR7 meat challenge skip that Rob came up with.

If I was in the bottom two or three I would always try to get the other team(s) to quit and run for the finish.

Next time looks like Dave hurts himself and they stick around the same area.